The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-09
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FROM THE MEANDERING BROOK.

Two Pumpkins OH n Single Vine...
Careless neutrality-suspicious. EIec.
ton In GrcenviIle --- SprOutins
Aeorns--RibIeSs Gins-.-StOvc Com.
mittee Ready 10 Give Sinners u
Good Warm Seat on the Church
Stove---Sinety.Six 10 Have a Bank
Personal Items -. State Fair ---
Home Stock.
NINETY.SIx, S. c., Nov. s. 1857
Our town is exceedingly quiet-everybody
either gone or preparing To go 10 the State
Fair. About ten cars of stock were sent from
this depot Three men alone sending seven
cars. Ninety-SiX is certainly headquarters
tor fine stock.
DR.. Anderson says tie acorns arc sprouting
In the hull on the trees. Something lie never
saw before. In some instances the sprouts are
an inch or two long.
The grain that has been sown never looked
better. Unfortunately, however, the acreage
is somewhat diminished.
The typo made me say twenty-five instead
Of ninety-two pumpkins on Mr.. NJ. .. McCas'
lans pumpkin vine.
Squire James Bozeman has gone into the
stock business. He will huy all kinds OF
stock. His latest venture was to swap lot oil
sheep for a gang of geese.
Our people nre giving glowing accounts OF
their trip to Charleston. The city has
and her industries were all shown off to an
advantage, and her good people deserve 81
great deal Of credit.
One Gooding, cOlorcd, while loading q pistol
q few days ago, accidentally shot one OF his
children. 1t is thought the child will die. lie
is one of Mr. ]. A. Moore's tenants. near Cam
bridge.
1t is rumored that we are to have two or
three weddings in town before the year closes.
Various improvements are going on II
tOwn-building and repairing both on boom:
Mai n. p. Galphin has purchased the ola
Cambridge plantation. He will convert II IN
TO n tlrSt-clasS stock farm.
Col. b. +. Crayton, one of AnderSon's best
men, passed down on Friday with three cars
filed with fine stock. He had seven nice
find In Col. Crayton competitor worthy OF
their steel.
Better late than never. We understand
that the County Commissioners of Greenville
will order the election to-day for subscrip-
ton of S200,0Ou to the capital stock Of the Car
olina, Knoxville and Western Railroad. We
have never understood why set Of people So
full of business thrift and push rs the Green
vile people are should be so slow about SO
important a matter.
Mr.. ]. a. A. w. Clark, of Edgefield, shipped
a car load Of Norman horses from this place
to the State Fair.
Capt j. F. Hodges, of Florida, has been in
town for several days canvassing for life i'll
surnncc.
for several days soliciting shipments Of cot.
ton. He represents large business firm OF
his town.
Mr.. w. II. Frazier shipped four car loads OF
stock to the State Fair.
The stove committee of the Presbyterian
church will be ready 10 report next Sunday.
They have purchased splendid stove which
will be here and put up by that time.
We regret to hear of the difficulty which oc.
Cured at Bradley on last Saturday between
u Mr.. Deal and our young friend Mr.. Eugene
LipScomb. We understand Mr.. LipScomb
was slightly wounded. Weare sorry that Mr..
Lipscomb should be involved in an affair OF
this kind. He is one of our best young men
and has our sympathy in his troubles.
DR.. &. +. $. Wright, of Columbia, is in town
on business.
There is now q prospect of getting bank.
One gentleman proposes If the town Will
raise $4,000 to furnish $4,000 and establish a
bank at once. This is no buncombc.
Mr.. G. C.. ProbSt has rented Mrs. Quarles
house and will move into it soon.
The Presbyterian parsonage has been nicely
prepared for the incoming pastor, Mr.. T. B,
Craig. He will move In soon. The congrega-
ton have engaged three-fourths Of his time,
the other fourth will De given to Morris Chap
ell at Chappell's depot.
Mr.. S. NJ. Davis Will exhibit his ribless gin
at the State Fair.
Mr.. John Legare, wife and three little
daughters, from Darien, Ca, are visiting
friends in this neghborhood EAST END.